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Genesis 12:2–3

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2And aI will make you a great nation,

And bI will bless you,

And make your name great;

And so 1cyou shall be a blessing;

3And aI will bless those who bless you,

And the one who 1curses you I will 2curse.

bAnd in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

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Genesis 12:3: “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Footnotes

  1. 1Lit be a blessing
  2. 1Or declares you insignificant, declares you contemptible
  3. 2Or bind under a curse

Cross references

  1. aGen 17:4–6; 18:18; 46:3; Deut 26:5
  2. bGen 22:17
  3. cZech 8:13
  4. aGen 24:35; 27:29; Num 24:9
  5. bGen 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; Acts 3:25; Gal 3:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I will make you into a great nation,

and I will bless you;

I will make your name great,

and you will be a blessing.

I will bless those who bless you,

and whoever curses you I will curse;

and all peoples on earth

will be blessed through you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will make you into a great nation,

I will bless you,

I will make your name great,

and you will be a blessing.

I will bless those who bless you,

I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt,

and all the peoples on earth

will be blessed through you.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great. And you will be a blessing. And I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse. And all families of the earth will be blessed in you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.